35 Year Old Man Arrested For Defiling 3-Month-Old Baby

A 35-year-old man, Oladele Oladunmoni,
who allegedly insterted his finger into the
private part of a three-month-old baby,
was yesterday arraigned in a Yaba Chief
Magistrate’s Court, Lagos and has been
charged of child abuse.
The prosecutor, Inspector Rita Momah,
told the court that the accused was a
neighbour who was briefly in contact with
the infant when he committed the
offence on January 18 at his residence.
Adding that a medical doctor, who
examined the baby, confirmed that the
infant was defiled.
She said the offence contravened Section
137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2011, and the said law prescribes life
imprisonment for offenders of child rape.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty
to the charge.
The magistrate, Mrs F. A. Adeeyo,
granted the accused N500,000 bail, with
two sureties in like sum and adjourned
the case till March 14 for mention.

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